I wanted to announce that our hosting company TMD Hosting has moved our website to a new faster, more powerful server to accomodate the traffic all of our readers generate. You may see some delays accessing the system today and tomorrow but after that all should run smoothly.
This is a huge contrast to the hosting company MV was initially using. They told me to remove my site and all of my features to reduce the load on their servers when traffic started to build instead of realizing as websites grow they need more powerful resources and should be treated accordingly.
If you run a fansite with a blog and gallery and are looking to change hosting companies I can recommend TMD. They did the migration of my blog and galleries automatically for me using my backup files so I had no stress in making a huge transition in a hurry. They have continued to work with me to keep things running smoothly as well. The latest server migration is an example of this.
Earlier this month we ran into an issue- the same one that had Serverfly send me packing- my Coppermine gallery had too many processes that were taking too long to finish. The problem? The random image display which is standard in Coppermine- nobody tells you it should not be used once your library is over 10,000 images. Instead of selling me an expensive hosting program on a dedicated server ( which is what Serverfly tried to do) TMD worked with me to change my set up turning off the random images and stabilizing my server loads for Coppermine.
What does this mean? It means my hosting company likes my business and wants to keep it and understands that most people who run websites are not programmers and we pay for guidance and help in administering things along the way.
If you are looking for a stable, friendly hosting company that has reasonable rates and really knows Wordpress and Coppermine I can highly recommend TMD Hosting.
Click on the banner here to review their packages- monthly fees are pretty standard for the industry, I like the option of paying quarterly as well as yearly, also like that for only $25 a year you can add a second domain to your account. Their basic package is a hefty 800 GB with 8000 GB bandwidth for as low as $4.99 per month with an annual plan and this includes the installation help and website transfer if you need it.
If you are looking for a FREE website to host a small gallery or a personal blog- I can recommend 000webhost- this is where the MV Charmed Gallery and MV Roswell Gallery are hosted! You can read in my other blog about using their services to set up a small coppermine gallery for your fansite or artwork.
